Janice is a trained lawyer with an intuitive flair which marries personable warmth with commercial acumen. An active participant in the Asian executive search industry since 2004, Janice has a formidable market reputation for in-depth knowledge of financial instruments and services and her ability to engage senior business leaders in fruitful discussions. She is much sought after by clients to carry out senior and technical searches throughout the region. Her placement portfolio includes:
- Head of Private Markets
- Head of Private Equity Investments
- Primary Fundraiser for Asian Private Equity shop
- APAC Head of Alternative Investment
- CEO for Insurance-backed Asset Manager
- Managing Director, Asia Pacific Head of MNC Coverage
- Asia Pacific Head of Financial Institution& NBFI
- Head of Global Transaction Banking, Asia Pacific
- Head of Structured Trade & Asset Distribution for Asia
- Global Head of Derivative Trading for one of Asia’s leading FI
Other notable work includes assisting a nascent Asian asset management firm in starting up its business outside of home country and growing its investment management and sales team throughout the region.
She is also frequently invited to sit on HR panel discussions to share her sentiments on markets, industry trends etc and takes an active interest in assisting clients with developing best talent acquisition practises across the financial services sector.
Janice graduated with a LLB (Hons) degree from King’s College London.
Valerie has over 25 years of hiring experience in various capacities and her prior appointments included a Head of HR, a line manager who made her own hires for her business units and a head of research who managed a team of researchers in a global executive search firm. She subsequently moved into an executive search consultant role in 2006.
She covers front office hires with asset management firms and her notable placements include:
- Chief Executive Officer, SEA
- Chief Marketing Officer, Global
- Investment Heads / CIO in Equities and Fixed Income
- Regional Sales Heads and Sales Directors covering SEA and APAC region
- Head of Client Services, APAC
- Head of Marketing & Communications, Global and Marketing Director, APAC
- Head of Product Development, APAC
- Portfolio Managers and Research Analysts in GEM and APAC investment teams
Her years of hiring and research experience and her strong industry network have given her the edge in responding fast to hiring requirements and identifying quality candidates that fit the clients’ wish list. Clients appreciate her for her dedication, resourcefulness and market knowledge while candidates like her for taking the extra effort to understand both their experience and career intent and to identify career opportunities that are in line with their career development goals.
Valerie graduated with an honours degree in Business from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, and has a post graduate diploma in Financial Analysis and a post graduate diploma in Human Resource Management. She was also awarded the Advanced Certificate in Training and Assessment (ACTA) by the Singapore Workforce Development Agency (WDA) and has completed CTI’s Co-Active coaching course.
Ying Leng is a senior human resource professional with more than 18 years of experience in people management gained in the financial services sector, primarily in investment management and insurance, managing multi location and multi-cultural teams. An advisor and consultant to the business on all people matters.
People focused with a consistent and proven track record in managing end to end human resources, including talent acquisition, business partner, compensation/remuneration and benefits, talent management, expatriate management, leadership coaching and development, employee engagement, and career transition.
She also spearheaded organisational restructuring (Merger & Acquisition) and change management through collaboration with multiple stakeholders within an international context.
Ying Leng is passionate about identifying and developing individual talent at all levels, using her strong stakeholder management and coaching skills, to engage, motivate and develop talents and transform lives.
She is now leveraging on her people management experience and moving into an executive search consultant role, specialising in the financial services sector with special focus on:
- C-suite hires and senior business executives at country and regional level
- Middle and Back Office senior and mid-level executives in HR, Finance, Performance and Risk, Legal and Compliance, and Operations.
Ying Leng graduated with a Bachelor of Business in Business Administration from Royal Melbourne Institute of Technologies. She has a post graduate diploma in Personnel Management and is an Associate Certified Coach (ACC) of the International Coaching Federation (ICF).